Last night I heard a report on NBC Nightly News, quoting the newly announced C.E.O. of GM (and former CEO of AT&T), Edward E Whitacre, Jr. as saying “‘I don’t know anything about cars.’ He went on to say, however, ‘A business is a business,’ in his view, and the principles, as he put it, […]

We are all defined by our habits, and as leaders this may be even more true. Because others are watching us so closely (more closely than we likely realize), the habits we employ impact not only our performance, but the performance of those we lead. Which is why I share one of my favorite quotations about […]

When I was visiting Law School’s this past fall during the midst of the economic meltdown, I saw how two Law School Dean’s reacted to their potential new law students firing questions at them. Both of the Dean’s leadership skills were evident from just 5 minutes of Q and A. These short 5 minutes showed […]

Imagine that you are responsible for keeping a flow of product in the pipeline in this picture. In the distance you see the facility that the product is flowing to – and the whole facility shuts down if a constant flow of product from your pipeline isn’t maintained. If this were your task you would […]

When it comes to goal achievement, we as leaders (and individuals), for the most part, have got it all wrong. What follows applies to you from a coaching and mentoring perspective, and will help you create more leadership influence (as well as provide you with great messages in your leadership communication). As leaders, we help teams, […]